46 CFR § 108.445 - Alarm and means of escape.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s108.445"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 108.445 - Alarm and means of escape."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "108.445"
section_name: "Alarm and means of escape."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "I-A"
subchapter_name: "A—MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS"
part_number: "108"
part_name: "DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3102, 3306; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "108"
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# 108.445 Alarm and means of escape.

(a) Each CO<sub>2</sub> system that has a supply of more than 136 kilograms (300 pounds) of CO<sub>2</sub>, except a system that protects a tank, must have an alarm that sounds for at least 20 seconds before the CO<sub>2</sub> is released into the space.

(b) Each audible alarm for a CO<sub>2</sub> system must have the CO<sub>2</sub> supply for the system as its source of power and must be in a visible location in the spaces protected.